Learning with Miniature Horses

This experience is based on the connection with with miniature horses. Through our innovative approach, miniature horses reflect our thoughts, feelings, and actions, to provide feedback, without bias or judgment.
​Our miniature horses facilitate fun and engaging experiences for team building, leadership development, corporate training, youth life skills, personal growth and counseling.​

The Power of ​Focusing on Strengths

Bella Terra Acres Farm

We are a miniature horse farm in southwest Michigan, located a few miles west of Kalamazoo in Mattawan; serving Kalamazoo, Portage, and East Van Buren County.
Our miniature horses have great temperaments; they are gentle, friendly, and can be trusted around kids and those without horse experience. They offer their wisdom as incredible teachers.
​Also, we train others to facilitate learning programs horses through EAL Academy.

Bella Terra Offers the Following Programs

Step out of your busy world to find balance and peace during a mindful leadership experience
Find calm and coherence with a mindfulness meditation with horses
Expand your perceptions through an experience of self-discovery with a horse
An innovative approach based on the horse's unbiased feedback for growth and change

Bella Terra's Mindfulness Meditation Programs

Meditation with horses is simply an amazing experience and unlike typical meditations.
Join us to experience this unique and active meditation experience to connect in the present moment while relaxing and rejuvenating.
Horses offer us their gift of coherence and we’ll join them through heart-focused meditations.
​You'll learn about the benefits integrating a 3-minute coherence meditation into your daily routine.
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No experience with horses or meditation is needed. This is a guided meditation so you can simply follow along.

This is a great experience for individuals, a group of friends, families, teams, and business groups.
​For groups and business teams, we can add additional mindful activities and/or explore Mindful Leadership.

Contact us to schedule a private meditation session or see our scheduled meditation events held periodically May - October: Click Here

Located southwest of Kalamazoo, MI.

Program Schedule

Sign-up for scheduled events: Click Here

Participant Form

Please download the liability waiver form below. Complete the form and bring it with you when you visit our farm.
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Clothing to Wear

  • ​Time will be spent outdoors doing physical activities with horses.
  • Please wear comfortable and casual clothing that you don't mind getting dirty.
  • Dress appropriately for the weather. It's best to layer clothing during all seasons. Long pants are best all times of the year.
  • Participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes to protect feet (no exceptions).

COVID Protocol to Protect People & Horses

  • In general, we follow CDC and local guidelines. Please reference the CDC and Michigan websites for up to date information and requirements.
  • If you're actively shielding during this pandemic for reasons such as age or illness, please do not attend our programs.
  • Horses can contract COVID and have no protection from the virus. If you or someone you've been in close contact with is experiencing flu-like symptoms or has tested positive for COVID-19 within 10 days of coming to our farm, we require that you do not visit our farm. 
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